Other Methods

Here are some of the other methods available on the device controller

dump

dump(): Promise<string>

This method will return all of the code stored on the device

let device = new DeviceController();

device.dump().then((deviceData) => {
  console.log(deviceData);
});

getDeviceType

getDeviceType(): Promise<string>

This method will return the type of the connected device, this could be PuckJS, Pixl and so on...

let device = new DeviceController();

device.getDeviceType().then((type) => {
  console.log(type);
});

getBattery

getBattery(): Promise<number>

This method will return the battery percentage of the connected device.

let device = new DeviceController();

device.getBattery().then((percentage) => {
  console.log(percentage);
});

eval

eval<T>(code: string): Promise<T>

This method will evaluate code on the device and return the calculated value. where T is the type of data to be returned

let device = new DeviceController();

device.eval("console.log(1 + 2)").then((answer) => {
  console.log(answer);
});

reset

reset(): void

This method will remove any code stored on the device.

let device = new DeviceController();

device.reset();

loadCode

loadCode(code: string, flash?: boolean): void

This method is used to load a string of code onto an espruino device, this can then be called using the Call object.

let device = new DeviceController();

let code = `function forward(){
    console.log("forward")
}
`;

device.loadCode(code);

upload

upload(url: string, flash?: boolean)

This method can be used to push your espruino code onto the device. This can be then called using the Call object.

let device = new DeviceController();

device.upload("https://www.example.com");

getDeviceFunctions

getDeviceFunctions(): Promise<void>

This method is used by the package to update the Call object with the methods on the device, this should only be used when the package isnt automatically updating the methods.

let device = new DeviceController();

device.getDeviceFunctions();